Family tree of English monarchs explained

This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it.

As to the medieval histories of Scotland and Wales:

• The family tree of Scottish monarchs covers the same period in Scotland and, equally as shown, directly precedes the family tree of the British royal family.
• The family tree of Welsh monarchs is relevant before the 1282 conquest by England.

For a simplified family tree see family tree of British monarchs (and alternative successions of the English and British crown for unsuccessful claimants' family trees).

Key

• : The red border (bold or thin) indicates monarchs
• : The bold black border indicates children of monarchs
• : The thin black border indicates other relatives

Houses of Normandy and Blois

See main article: House of Normandy and House of Blois.

House of Plantagenet

See main article: House of Plantagenet.

Houses of Lancaster and York

See main article: Wars of the Roses.

See also

• History of the English monarchy
• Lists of monarchs in the British Isles
• Simplified English and British monarchs family tree

References

• Web site: The Continental Dynasties 1066–1216 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070426181011/http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/continen.pdf . 2007-04-26 . The official website of the British Monarchy.
• Web site: The Plantagenet Dynasties 1216–1485 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070426180931/http://www.royal.gov.uk/files/pdf/plantage.pdf . 2007-04-26 . The official website of the British Monarchy.
• Web site: The Tudors 1485–1603 and the Stuarts 1603–1714 . 2010-07-30 . The official website of the British Monarchy.